Wallmill

iPhone guide

Change your iPhone wallpaper every day with Shortcuts

Use a Shortcuts automation to set a new wallpaper from an album every morning on iPhone, step by step, and what it can and cannot do with Live Photos.

Checked 7 October 2026

A personal automation can pick a random photo from an album and set it as your wallpaper at a time you choose. It sets the still image; Shortcuts cannot make a wallpaper move. Use it with the phone stills from Wallmill for a different scene every day.

1. Make the album

  1. Download a few phone stills from Wallmill and save them to Photos.
  2. In Photos, create an album called Wallmill and add them.

2. Build the shortcut

  1. Open Shortcuts, tap the plus button to make a new shortcut.
  2. Add Find Photos, and set the filter to Album is Wallmill.
  3. Add Get Random Item from List.
  4. Add Set Wallpaper Photo, pick which wallpaper and screens it changes, and turn off Show Preview.

3. Run it every morning

  1. Go to the Automation tab and tap the plus button.
  2. Choose Time of Day, set a time such as 7:00, and choose Run Immediately.
  3. Pick the shortcut you just made.

Action names shift slightly between iOS versions. If you cannot find one, search for "wallpaper" in the action list.

Wallpapers to try it with